9400GT or HD4350????

[happy17292]

hi i am upgrading from P4 2GHz, 768MB RAM with FX5500 256MB AGP to

pentium dual core 2.6GHz [ AMD athlon II X2 245 if it is available in local market]
ASUS intel chipset based board [compatible mobo if i use AMD processor]
2GB DDR II RAM
and a cheap graphic card.

since i am in class 12 and i m upgrading using my pocket money, i need cheapest components and i dont want future proofing since i will buy a new PC next year.

currently only 9400GT and 8400GS and ASUS EAH4350 is available in local market so i cant buy newer HD5XXX series or GT2XX series.

please suggest one from
9400GT 1GB
4350 1GB

i want to play games released in 2008 or before and i am happy with 800X600 resolution with low graphics.

which one from 9400GT and HD4350 will give more performance?

please dont suggest other card since only these two are available here and i cant buy online.

 

[ajai5777]

Get E5400 or X2 245 and 9400GT.
9400GT is more powerful than HD 4350

 

[furious_gamer]

Bump up your budget a lil bit and get 9500GT. Its much better. But among the two you mentioned, 9400GT seems to be a good option.

 

[Cool Buddy]

yes, 9400 GT is more powerful due to its higher memory bandwidth. But since you would be buying a new PC next year, you could do away with the graphics card and opt for a good motherboard with capable IGP

 

[coderunknown]

Bump up your budget a lil bit and get 9500GT. Its much better. But among the two you mentioned, 9400GT seems to be a good option.

not needed. 9400GT 1Gb = 9500GT 512Mb in price.

yes, 9400 GT is more powerful due to its higher memory bandwidth. But since you would be buying a new PC next year, you could do away with the graphics card and opt for a good motherboard with capable IGP

good point. get a good motherboard instead of spending on cheap & bad graphics card

 

[happy17292]

i cant buy 9500GT as i said, only 9400GT and HD4350 is available. i will not buy mobo wid good IGP since i will assemble new PC by late 2011 or early 2012. and i am upgrading without telling anyone in my family

few days ago, i hunted for 9500GT [my friend wanted a cheap card and i suggested 9500GT] but it is not available in any shop. only 9400GT and HD4350 is available and my friend bought HD4350. he is happy and playing games like burnout ultimate box and NFS undercover and GTA4.

they are selling other cards at too high price. 9800GT for Rs9k and HD5770 for 11500/-.

so please suggest one from 9400GT or HD4350

 

[latino_ansari]

9400 is the one to go among the above given cards..

 

[coderunknown]

i cant buy 9500GT as i said, only 9400GT and HD4350 is available. i will not buy mobo wid good IGP since i will assemble new PC by late 2011 or early 2012. and i am upgrading without telling anyone in my family

few days ago, i hunted for 9500GT [my friend wanted a cheap card and i suggested 9500GT] but it is not available in any shop. only 9400GT and HD4350 is available and my friend bought HD4350. he is happy and playing games like burnout ultimate box and NFS undercover and GTA4.

they are selling other cards at too high price. 9800GT for Rs9k and HD5770 for 11500/-.

so please suggest one from 9400GT or HD4350

see friend, you want game thats why you going after a card, but thing is, a 9400GT or HD4350 is lowest end model of each section (ATI & Nvidia). so getting a good IGP based motherboard & skipping the graphics card looks a better idea to me. if you look at Tom's Hardware Graphics Card Hierarchy Chart, you'll find this:

Nvidia:
Discrete: 6600 GT, 6800LE, 6800 XT, 7300 GT (DDR2), 8500 GT, 9400 GT
Go (mobile): 7600 (128-bit)

ATI:
Discrete: 9800 XT, X700 PRO, X800 GT, X800 SE, X1300 XT, X1600 PRO, HD 2400 XT, HD 4350, HD 4550, HD 5550
Mobility: X800, 3470, HD 5470 (DDR3), HD 5430
Integrated: HD 3300

so a motherboard based on 785G or 790GX will give roughly same performance as HD4350 or 9400GT. than why are you spending 3k extra? simply get a 4k motherboard based on 785G or 790GX & you are done. no 9400GT.

hope i cleared why you better with IGP. & with the saved money get a Athlon II X3.

 

[happy17292]

problem is availability. they dont sell cheap 790GX or 785G. only few AMD boards are available with poor onbaord graphics like geforce 7025.

 

[Cool Buddy]

Where do you stay?

 

[happy17292]

gorakhpur.

and i cant buy online so dont suggest

i will try to order GT220 on local shops. but there is 80% chance that i will not get it. so please suggest one from 9400GT and HD4350

 

[coderunknown]

gorakhpur.

and i cant buy online so dont suggest

i will try to order GT220 on local shops. but there is 80% chance that i will not get it. so please suggest one from 9400GT and HD4350

pick up 9400GT but 512Mb. as 1Gb memory is unnecessary on such a low end card.

 

[Jripper]

I still feel that a 785 board will be a better option.

My 785 is now running GTA4. xDD Not ultra high settings but satisfactorily smooth in low settings.
\m/

 

[happy17292]

@above: those boards are not available in my area [but i will try to find again]

so i need low end card. and my budget is tight.

also can anyone tell me compatibility of AMD athlon X2 CPUs with AM2, AM2+ and AM3 socket? i dont know too much about AMD sockets. [so i am planning to buy LGA775 mobo with pentium dual core E5300 2.6GHz]

i have to buy motherboard this monday so tell me ASAP

 

[rahul_yadav]

dude amd x2 with 9400gt will go like rocket .....check out 9400gt card review on digit feb-April issues .... savvy's! bye!

 

[Cool Buddy]

You don't need to know much about sockets to buy a mobo proccy combo. Most people don't even know what is a socket & still they use a PC. Where did you get the idea that since you do not know much about AMD sockets, you should not buy it? If you buy a C2D at this point of time, you'll regret it later. Buy a Mobo with socket AM3 and it'll support Athlon II & Phenom II CPUs, you can even change your proccy later on without changing the mobo.

 

[happy17292]

i bought intel pentium dual core E5300 2.6GHz . they had AMD athlon II X2 240, but they warned me that i should buy processor and motherboard together due to lack of availability of amd boards. so i bought intel pentium dual core. i will buy mobo, and RAM next month.

now i have DROPPED PLAN FOR 9400GT or HD4350.

GT220 is just arrived here and i am going for it. @ Rs 5500/- [point of view GT220 1GB]

only these cards are available:

8400GS 512mb Rs2400/-
9400GT 1GB 3500/-
HD4350 1GB 3400/-
HD5770 1GB 11,500/-
9600GT 1GB 7500/-
9800GT 1GB 9500/-
GT220 1GB 5500/-

9600GT,9800GT and HD5770 are out of my budget. so i am going for GT220. is this good?

no other options are available this time like GT240, or other ATI card.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

prices you mentioned are tooooooo high. DO NOT GO FOR GT220 AT SUCH A HIGH PRICE. I WARN YOU DONT DO SOOOOOO. JUST WASTING MONEY.

BTW any specific reason u cant order online..i urge you to skip the idea of buying from your local store until you find good prices.

i didnt understood your statement--
"but they warned me that i should buy processor and motherboard together due to lack of availability of amd boards"

 

[coderunknown]

prices you mentioned are tooooooo high. DO NOT GO FOR GT220 AT SUCH A HIGH PRICE. I WARN YOU DONT DO SOOOOOO. JUST WASTING MONEY.

BTW any specific reason u cant order online..i urge you to skip the idea of buying from your local store until you find good prices.

thats why i didn't commented on those prices.

i didnt understood your statement--
"but they warned me that i should buy processor and motherboard together due to lack of availability of amd boards"

the shopkeepers selling motherboard + proccy as a bundle as motherboard availability is low. if you get a AMD proccy, it'll be trouble finding a suitable motherboard for it.

 

[Cool Buddy]

the shopkeepers selling motherboard + proccy as a bundle as motherboard availability is low. if you get a AMD proccy, it'll be trouble finding a suitable motherboard for it.

But ultimately he didn't buy the mobo, he only bought the processor, so he could have done that with an AMD proccy too.

5500 for GT220, I don't know why one would go for something which is worth 4000 at 5500, even if availability is a concern